At December 31, 2008, Sadia's total cash and cash equivalents, receivables from counterparties and marketable securities amounted to R$3,779.6 million, a 32.0% increase compared to R$2,863.6 million at December 31, 2007. In terms of maturity profile, as of December 31, 2008, 92.8% of cash and cash equivalents, receivables from counterparties and marketable securities were accounted as short-term, compared to 82.5% in 2007.